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(0)Angela M. Sanders
All Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth wants to do is turn her back on the modern world and retreat into a carefully curated life of satin cocktail gowns, icy martinis, and old movies.
But when Joanna finds a key in a 1930s Lanvin coat cast off by an ex-showgirl, everything changes. The elderly woman turns up dead, and Joanna is pulled into a long-ago drama of back room deals, blackmail, and lost love. She must
...As vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth blissfully awaits her wedding a week away, her only challenge is to find the right dress. Then she discovers a dead drag queen among the sequined gowns and frothy wigs of the Fille Fantastique pageant. She does her best to help the police maneuver the social minefield of the drag world, until the dead queen’s “ghost” reappears, accusing her of the murder.
To clear her name,
...In this sequel to "The Lanvin Murders," Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner, Joanna Hayworth, is in a tight spot. Her plans to upgrade her store have dereailed and costs are mounting. When she wins three trunks of vintage haute couture at auction, she thinks her luck has changed, but it's about to get much worse. The clothing's high-society matron owner turns up poisoned, and police seize the wardrobe, leaving Joanna
...In this third book of the Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mystery series, Joanna lands the dream assignment of dressing a bride for her celebrity wedding at a remote mountain lodge. The bridal gown is the rare and disturbing Tears dress from Schiaparelli’s 1938 circus collection. Add one monstrous snowstorm, a mother who can’t stop reliving her Studio 54 days, a New Age minister with a mysterious past, a temperamental young chef—and
...—Kirkus Reviews
Librarian Josie Way moved to small-town Oregon to lay low. Instead, thanks to newfound magic abilities—and a killer on the loose—she's leapt out of the frying pan and into a cauldron of trouble . . .
Josie Way loved working among the Library of Congress's leather-scented...
Surprised by an unexpected visit from her oddly pensive mother,...
While Josie develops her witchcraft with the help of letters left by her grandmother, there are other changes happening in her new hometown. A retreat center...
Josie and all of Wilfred are buzzing with excitement. A-list movie star Daphne Morris has chosen to interview Roz, assistant librarian and novelist, for her book...
When human bones are discovered beneath an old outhouse...
Joanna Hayworth is elated to help settle the Parisian estate of Pearl Littlewood, the owner of Parfum d'Antan, a shop specializing in vintage fragrance. But when a mysterious note in the funeral guestbook suggests that Pearl's death was not an accident, Joanna's much needed vacation becomes a hunt for a killer. At the center of the trouble is a rare bottle of perfume, Lys Bleu—the Blue Lily.
Joanna's quest to solve Pearl Littlewood's
..."The Vintage Clothing mysteries offer a compelling blend of suspense and style. In every book, the memorable characters, twisty plots, and delectable fashions are beyond fabulous. Highly recommended, especially for those who like a little couture with their crime."
- Cynthia Kuhn, Agatha award-winning author of the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries and Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature
When Joanna Hayworth visits
...Josie is eager to show off Wilfred's delights to her visiting sister,...
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